30 years to a solution

If we invented the perfect energy resource tomorrow, it would take decades to prototype, test, permit and commercialize that technology, then deploy it at the huge global scale to make a difference. In most countries we visited, a partial transition took 30 years or more. We need to plan realistically for this time frame. Meanwhile, efficiency can make a difference today.

“Any new technology has to compete in cost and convenience with the technologies in place”